RIP, Neil Armstrong

[domestic goddess]

I can hardly believe he was 82! though it seems like an eternity since he walked on the moon, I remember it like it was yesterday.
He was a very private man, which those of us who are introverts can appreciate. Though he didn't seem to think much of his accomplishment in walking on the moon, the rest of us won't forget it. Or him. There are some people I am truly grateful for the way they have graced our lives, and he is one of them.

[Tussiemussies]

RIP Neil Armstrong...

[IshbelRobertson]

I remember watching his landing as a younger teenager.. The pictures were fuzzy, but unforgettable.

He seemed to be an unassuming and modest man.

RIP, Mr Armstrong.

[peggy]

I was in Port Arthur, Texas, visiting with a friends grandmother. She made us stop what we were doing and watch. His name will live forever. RIP

[LDAHL]

I think one of the more admirable things about the guy was that he never tried to cash in on his historical status. When you look at all the media-odalisques out there trading on their former status in the world of sports or politics, and realize all the money he passed on, he really stands out as something special.

[ToomuchStuff]

In a lot of ways, I think it was with more foresight then most politicians and others, that he stayed out of the spotlight. What he, and the group that got him there, did, has more potential benefits to humanity, then to a country. He still inspires people to dream to this day and I thank him for that.

[bae]

He was one of my biggest boyhood heroes. I wish him well on his next journey.

I have the great good fortune to live a few minutes away from another of the Apollo astronauts, and chat with him once a week or so. He too was, and is, a great inspiration to me. When my mother was seriously near-death ill a few years back, and in a hospital some distance away, he arranged for my access to airplanes and pilots to go over and check on her daily.

These guys really had The Right Stuff.

[Gregg]

Like most who saw it I will never forget watching that one small step. By all accounts Mr. Armstrong was always humble and freely gave credit to the thousands of people who were dedicated to the success of Apollo. There's no way to know if stepping onto another world for the first time will be a seminal moment in human history, but there is no doubt it let this kid from the middle of Nebraska know that its ok to dream big. Thanks Mr. Armstrong. RIP.